The meaning of “שַׁחַת”
Understanding shachath reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
corruption, destruction, ditch, grave, pit. - a pit (especially as a trap) - figuratively, destruction 1) pit, destructi...
שַׁחַת
corruption, destruction, ditch, grave, pit. - a pit (especially as a trap) - figuratively, destruction 1) pit, destruction, grave 1a) pit (for catching lions) 1b) pit (of Hell)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Job 33:22 | “Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.” Word: שַׁחַת (shachath) | |
| Psalms 35:7 | “For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.” Word: שַׁחַת (shachath) | |
| Proverbs 26:27 | “Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.” Word: שַׁחַת (shachath) | |
| Isaiah 51:14 | “The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.” Word: שַׁחַת (shachath) | |
| Ezekiel 19:8 | “Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit.” Word: שַׁחַת (shachath) |
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